davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07
THE TREASURY VAULT.
One Of the Most Perfect Store Rooms fol
Coin Ever Constructed.

OHe VI the MOsL ferIeCt store Rooms Tor
Coin Ever Constructed.
dropped into the Treasury and
looked at the workmen who are en-
gagged in constructing the new vault.
The Treasury itself looks like tomb.
1t has great somber columns down
each side of it, and the doors of its
basement are so cut that they look as
though they were dug out of a solid
rock. Every thing about tits massive,
and it makes me think more of the
Bank of England than any other build
ing [ have seen. 1t is made in the
shape of hollow square, with wide
tiers of granite walls running around
court in the center. 1t is in this
court that the new vault is being built.
It's interior will be cut up into cells,
walled with iron lattice work, and the
workmen are now riveting the iron
bars composing it together These bars
must be very strong, as the eight of
the silver which is to be put in the vault
will be immense. There was portable
furnace blazing away within the
vault and four men were carry
ing red-hot rivets and sticking
them through the holes which had
been drilled in these iron bars. They
were then rivited ly the pounding of
Il heavy hammer while a man held an
iron mallet against them at the back.
Each of these lattice work walls re-
quire $500 rivets, and it will take
more than 100000 of these rivets to
fasten the iron work of the vault 10.
gether The vault is to contain $780,
600. 900, which is such an immense
SUM- that few people can comprehend
it. 1t will give some idea of it to
know that lis weight will be $3.50
tons. or the weight of $4,000 men of
200 pounds each. Think of the heavi-
est man you know, and it would take
s. 600 such men to weigh as much as
does this silver. 1t would take 17S
freight cars to carry it, aud it would
take train mile and quarter long
to transport it. It's weight would be
so much that locomotives could
hardly haul it, and if these dollars
were laid out so that one just touched
the other they would make line g.
3O5 miles long. If they were put into
a floor, edge to edge, they would car
pet ten times the area of the Capitol. or
more than thirty acres, and if they were
piled one upon another they would
reach much more than 1900 ii mes as
high as the Washington monument
making solid column eff silver more
than III miles high. A million dol
lars in silver IS no small quantity, and
when you pack 500. Oo0 900 into
vault it has to be as strong as stone
and iron can make it. To rob this
vault will be physical impossibility.
To tunnel into it one would have to &C
under the whole Treasury building,
and he would have to drill through
floor of cement and chilled steel before
he got to the coin. The slightest noise
would be sure to be heard, and the
movement of single bag would cause
such racket as to bring the guard
down upon him instanter. No attempt
has, think, ever been made to rob the
United States Treasury, and the safe.
guards about it are so strong that none
but the craziest of men would think Of
trying it. = Washington Letter in
SAVANNAH Ne,cs
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07
A TriAe Sarcastic.

Wife to Husband-I can't compre-
bend how l ever came to marry such
donkey as you.
Husband-Don't get excited, my
dear.
The only explanation for it is that
I was fool, wretched. ignominious
fool.''
Now look here. my dear. you may
abuse me as much as you please. but
l shall not allow you to cali my wife q
fool. You must speak respectfully
when you mention her name, even Il
she does not deserve it. "-Schalk
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07
a PLEASANT VOICE.
According to Elihu Burrett 1t IL Light
That Sings as Wel as Shines.

According to Elihu Burrett 1t IL Light
That Sings as Vol Is Shines.
When one is born with an uncom-
for,able voice it requires so much
watching and training that very often
you give up the task and declare it
hopeless One of the greatest diff
culties is to find out how your own
voice really does sound. Sometimes
people go through life without ever
knowing that they have dreadful
voices. Ones friends never care to
volunteer unpleasant information, and
even your bitterest enemy doesn't take
the opportunity of finging this par
ticular disagreeable truth in your face.
The writer recalls friend. lady
over fifty, whom she has known
since childhood. and whose voice
is of that peculiar ear-picrcing
quality that penetrates the aural nerve
like the friction of steel upon steel. It
commences pretty high up in the
gamut, and keeps on ascending until
If she happens to be very much in
earnest-it invariably ends in the
steeliest upper note. like the ping OF
the highest violin string. She is q good
friend, and noble-hearted, conscien-
tious Christian woman, but after one
hour of her you are even willing to
trade her off for real bad. wicked
little wretch with q soothing voice.
The first thing to consider is the
necessity of having kind voice. A
kind voice is always sweet one. It
allays irritation and soothes one down
sometimes quite as effectively as the
touch of SOFT cool hand. Elihu Bur-
rift once said: watch it day by day
as a pearl of great price, for it will be
worth moro to you in the days to come
than the best pearl hid in the sea. A
kind voice is to the heart what light
is to the eye. 1t is light that sings
as we'll as shines"
There certainly is much more atten-
ton being paid to this branch of
culture than ever before. How quick
ly we can tell cultivated voice even
at the end of telephone wire. 1t is
soft, velvety in quality, and is undu-
lated so as to embrace variety of
tones. Of course the telephone is not
always test, because a short woman
usually has to stand on her tiptoes and
screech in order to be heard at all.
But doubtless one, by simply putting
her ear'to keyhole, could tell in q
few moments the social caliber and
degree of cultivation of whole COM
pany of people without seeing them at
all. SO much is there in voice. Cen
orally an unframed voice goes with an
unframed intellect and passions. If
an individual has perseverance and
character enough for one she will have
for the other.
':Bnt where" says my lady, "lies
the remedy, if one is never to know
how her own voice sounds?"
Try first asking your friends, if you
can pitch upon one with the courage
of his convictions. II you can not or
you distrust the verdict after it is Civ
en-, 60 to good elocutionist and pay
him to tell you the truth. If You know
your bad points. you can probably
remedy them yourself If you can not,
then any thing which will help you to
tone down high voice, deepen
a nasal one, or soften gruff intona-
ton. will be well-spent labor and
nfoney.-Detroit Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07


eclipse of the sun and moon; there
were to be epidemics and plaques. the
Confederate debt was to be paid;
slavery was to be re-established at
once and the undertaken would make
ready to take charge of the defunct
Republic. This was the agreeable pict-
ure presented to American citizens
by the politicians who had fattened on
the perquisites of Office, given away
two hundred million acres of our pub
lie domain, spent one hundred millions
OF dollars on a navy of which any
third rate power on the globe would
be ashamed. and retained unnecessary
taxes until the Treasury was bursting
with q surplus which the people
needed for the conduct of their bust
ness and which the Government had
no use for.
These gentlemen. who feared the ad-
vent of the Democracy and pretended
that their fears were born of their dis
interested patriotism, have been max
ing history twenty-five years, and the
people are reading now page by page.
Senator Sherman, Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio,
and Mr. Blaine, of Maine, have sturd-
lily protested that the Republican es-
cutcheon was undimmed by scandals,
and that when the books were exam.
ined they would be found to be cor.
rect Thoughtful men have marveled
at the recklessness of such assertions.
at the monumental impertinence which
insisted that black and white, was in
suited the people by regarding them
as fools who liked nothing better than
to be gulled. There was the Whisky
ring, the Credit Mobilier infamy, the
land robbery, the monstrous cor
ruption by which poor Hayes was
counted in, the innumerable navy Jobs,
and score more of colossal misdeal-
ings, every one of them the accusa-
ton and the proof of dishonesty. Still
the Republican escutcheon was un-
dimmed.
'You will be ruined!" they cried, and
hoped the lie would keep them in pow
er. They even scattered throughout
Virginia lot of chromos ornamented
with slave block and an auctioneer
selling black men to the highest bid
der, and legend containing the ago.
nizing assurance that if Mr.. Cleveland
were elected the old times would all
come back again. and the South
would fight and win in Congress the
battles which it lost in the Wilderness
and at Appomattox. Business was to
go to the dogs, taxes were to be raised
and every conceivable disaster light
like q yulture ON the carcass of the Re-
public and pick its bones.
Well, the country has had three years
of Democratic experience. The sun
shines, the rain falls, the crops grow,
the seasons change just the same as ever.
Not quite the same, though, for we
have never been so prosperous or con-
tented as we are to-day. The bloody
shirt is waved in vain. The three pal
sizes have not taken effect. The South,
North, East and West never under
stood each other so well, and never re-
spccted each other so much. We have
become one people, united people,
satisfied people, a people who are
growing rich. That is enough to say,
for it includes law and order, the
protection of our homes and honesty
in public Office.
The Republicans would like
change. But the people will have no
change. and that ends tn Y Her.
aid.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07
REVENGE,

Revenge is naked sword
1t has neither hilt nor guard.
Would'st thou weld this brand of the Lord.
Is they grasp then firm and hard?
But the closer thy clutch Of the blade,
The deadlier blow thou would st deal
Deeper wound in thy hand Is made
1t is thy blood reddens the steel.
And when thou hast dealt the blow
When the blade from thy hand has flown
Instead OF the heart OF the foe
Thou may'st and it sheathed In thine ownr
Charles Henry Webb. in Csatxru
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07

"A black walnut log of extraordina>
ry size was recently shipped from Bal
timore to the river Clyde in Scotland.
1t was seventeen feet long and forty.
two inches broad. containing over two
hundred cubic feet of wood.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07

"A Missouri woman has collected
1868 spools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
Mama
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 3O.-virginia SKIES,
CONSOLIDATED, 40; past due coupons, 6o do. new
threes. 66; do ten-forties. 30 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December 80. Cotton quiet and
steady-middllng, 1O3s. Flour fr,ner with hardening
tendency.-HOward street and western super, 2.37a
275 do. extra, O0a3 80: do family, OOs4 50 city
PULLS super, 37s2S2: do extra, 3O0a3.62: do: Rio
brands .0Osf IS: Patapsco superstive patent $50:
do; family, 515. Wheat-southern higher and quiet;
red, ABB amber 95aY7 western higher anu active:
No. winter red, spot, S1as bid; december. S1x
bid: January, 8SsSsa; February. 90a90H May, 95a
a9ots. Corn-soutLern firiner and quiet white and
yellow 54a56 western higher and duh: mixed, spot
new. 561s bid January. 56ta56ss: February 571sa
So: nay. 6!s6l y: steamer 54z. bid. oats quiet and
white; 3ys4oh; western mixed. 3Ya3s: Rye niyher.
ern, l3.0Os15.QO. Provisions dull and easy. Mess
pork. 1000 Bulk meats-shoulders and clear RIB
sides. packed. TAI. BacOn-shoulders. 74aSA; clear
rib sides. ~: hams. l2Sal2A Lard-rehned. 81.
Butter frmer-western packed. lSs2O; creamery. ga
81 ExEs lowsr.fre.h, 22a2s; lined l9sl7: s.ro-
ordinary to fair. 1sIsal9: Sugar h.gher-A soft.
arm and Quiet IiSai .I6 Freis6ts 10 TyerpooI ner
dul.-cotton. Bed -four. Is 3D. grain. I'D
Receipts-nour. 1851 barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels
corn: 10000 bushels oats. 1000 bushels; ship
ments-hour. 1920 barrels; corn, $4,000 bushels.
Saes-wheat. 100000 bushels: corn $4,000 bushels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
w ANAMAKKR,S.

WANAMAKxR'a
The biggest store In the world.
Does more business employs more people than any
one Of them all Nearly IA sciss Of hoor.spsce. and
4 K asr 3 b: ss
Goods H9use, and more than that the largest Retail
Dry Goods Store la America.
Judge from these il our prices are right:
b2fnch Serge Diagonal all wool wintSr weight &C.,
50-inch ilk-and- Wool u-ter-line Had 82Hc.
similar in weight ana coiors 5O-ipch, Use.
Mixed and tlain Tracots. Toe Finer In Solid Fan
si50 from 81 { IS, An the newest tints.
Foule Serge, e1.25. Meant to sell at . great deal
soutschs Braided Robes: liberal handsome; o.
Hstrsi6.ns: Black s2.so to sls: Brown - to o.:
Seal skin Cloth. 50inch. % to s1s syd
DRESS PArfHRN OF RICH FAILLE F1ANcAIBE WOULD
g SiSsS e LADY; What wss si75 q ssa5; now
ANY WORTHY BAG SHAPE THAT Is TO m HAD. Two
at rsI ,dop the middle .ise G,, D., 5000 . on.
l4-inch Alligator Club Bag. rivetsd. 1925; sswed
frame. S9.25.
WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD rs THERE 4 sooK -sTonE
Books in sets. and Christmas Cards ch in almost
unbroken line from Chestnut to Market street
Having the Books 10 only part of the way towards
selling eel them the price helps s0 wiz BOOK NHws
with just what You want to know Of the --latest Books
and the gossip Of the Book world. &C. sos . year.
If YOU CAN'T COME THE STORE YoURsIII A LET
ters q good - visit
JOHN wANAMAKER.
d17-6m Philsdelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30

NAVAL oRpERs-Ehsign Henry 8 Chase, Or
dered TO the Naval Observatory, January Il; Pay
master Frank b. Human, ordered TO the Norfolk
navy yard, January 10; Assistant Paymaster Jas.
8. Phillips ordered TO the Palos By steamer Of
January 20; Lieut. Aaron Ward, detached nom
the Monongahela on her arrival at PaytA Peru
and ordered 70 return home; Ensign Root. Z
Coontz, detached from the Bureau OF Navigation
and ordered TO the Pinta, Alaska; Naval Cadet
N. L Bristol, transferred from the 0alenA 20 the
Yantic; Passed Assistant surgeon Clement Biddle
detached nom the marine rendezvous Phiiadel-
Henry c. Machette, detached from the Norfolk
navy yard, January 10, and ordered TO settle &C.
counts; Assistant Paymaster A. r. sullivan, de-
tached from the Palos on the arrival Of his rebel
turn home; ssiImaker sam. e. Boutwell,, detached
nom the Washington navy yard ana ordered 20
the Trenton; Paymaster ChaA W. Slamm, ordered 70
the recruiting ship ninnesota; Assist Rngineef
motion; Ensign Jno. u Foyer, detached nom
the Saratoga and placed on waiting orders;
Medical Director G. J. Cleborne, detached nom the
medical examining board 3lst instant an1 ordered
hospital January s. Medical Inspector n. Brad
ley detached from the Norfolk naval hospital
January 8. and placed on waiting orderA medical
inspector John b CLARK. detached frum special
member Of Tue medicai examining 6osSd, Wan.
inRton 3lst Instant Assistant Engineer Harry
Hall dstached nom duty under Chief Engineer
PotsA end oedeeed 70 duty n connectaoa with the
sess John 3. Bsser, iro6 duty g s. Johls cSi-
lege and ordered 70 duty on coast survey. Decem-
Aoksrnaa, detached nom ordnance instrucfis1s
a. sss nsy sSs. :se Co., e s
p. Merton. detached hon special duty a ChsGesr,
Pa, January !. and ordered 70 duty u IL DUeal
q 6sean Engtneog,ngs January 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30

RAID ON A Policy sHop.-A small frame shapty
al No. l026 jefferson street has been watched by
the police for the past few days, as they had re-
celved information that a policy shop was being
Horne had charge OF the case, and last night was
the time selected for the raid. In the daytime
policy shops are guarded on the outside by perpons
employed Tor that purpose, and on that account
the Officers selected the night FOR making the raid
The evening drawings are usually brought across
the river about O'Clock, and at that hour the
players gather In the shops 10 await their arrival
IL was few minutes past O'Clock when the ON.
GERS surrounded the house ana made the raid.
sellers was sitting at the table looking over the
discussing their plays. The crowd was surpnsed
at the appearance OF the blue coste and brass
buttonA and rush was made for the open cir, but
there were too many oficers for them, and rbey
were placed In line and marched 20 the station.
where Sellers was charged with Writing policy.
The only while person found In the place beside
the writer was George 0osnell aged hfteen years.
He had played three cents on egg row, "3e-6S-0o
and made q hit II the police had not Interrupted
the game George would have received 81 minus 10
Eugene Harris, aged fifIeen; wiiiiam Jonnson.
aged rfteen; William Diggs, aged fourteen; john
Massey, aged sixteen; George " ashington, Aged
eighteen; Frank Robinson, ageo sixteen; Chris
Thomas, aged twenty-five; w. II. s. Brant aged
This morning In the Police Court Sellers was
charged with writing policy, ana was permitted
TO forfeit $50 collateral. The witnesses were each
paid &l.25 for their attendance The police have
recently arrested q number OF policy writers and
each has been permitted 10 forfeit $50. making u
CHRISTMAS CELKBRArIoN.-A bright and inter.
esling program Was rendered by the children Of
DumOaftoh Street NJ. Z. sunday school az Christ.
mas celebration given last nidlt at TIE church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
RHEuNArIsN

According 10 rscnt Investigations il caused b. sxcsss
Of Tactic acid in the blood. This scid sttasxs the
hrous auss in the toints end causes the
local manifestations Of the disease pains snd ashss IN
aukles. hips and wvista Thousands Of people hsve
found in Hoods sarsspsrils positive end permanent
cure for rheumatism This medicine. By IT. purifying
and vitsixing action neutralsss the asidtty q ths
blood, and also builds up and strengthens the whole
body.
HOODS sARsAPARIILA
Sold by all druggists 81; six for g. Prepared only
BY @. /. HOOD CO., Apothscariss, Lowell Mass.
100 DOSES oNR DOLLAR 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
THoMAs BOWLING, Auct,oneer.

TTHOMAs BOWLING. Aucuoneer.
CHANcERy SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
FFEk4PEfHTY On THE h East sIpE OF THU
STREETS, BEING THE HANDSOME FIVE
STORY BRICK RESIDENCE KNOWN Az 553
THIRTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court of -
the District Of Columbia passed December 9TH f3
lss7 in the cause Sf Baspam Ct a ": Bssnam et&a
Trustee will sell at public auction. in front OF the
1857, at FOUR O'CLOCK 2. NJ, the following de.
scrbed real estate. situated in the city Of Wash
tngton, District Of Columbia TO wit; Part Of Lot
l290), contained within the following metes and
bounds TO wit: beginning for the same q point on
the east line Of 9th street. and ct the northwest
ner Of said lot nine 90 and running thence east one
hundred uOO) feet thence south twenty (2O) feet
wardy twenty c20l feet along said east line Of 18th
street to the place Of beginning containing two thou
sand square feet OF ground lesR improved
by handsome hve-story brick dwelling.
Terms OF sale prescribed by the decree third
OF the In cash. the balance in and
the purchaser must be given bear interest from the
date Of SALE and secured by deed on the
erty sold, all cash. at the purchasers option All
conveysncng at purchasers cost. deposit OF 1850
Il reQuired ct time Of sale II the terms sale
the right TO resell the property at the risk cost Of
dEOkGE L HAMILTON Trustee
dS-d&ds sun Building. T. It NV.
~ THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED IN CON.
sequence Of the rain until THURSDAY. JANUxRY
FIFTH. 1888, same hour and place. BY order Of the
Trustee THOMAS DOMINGO
dxl-d&ds Auctioneer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
Dora Cartwright Released.
HKR SENTENCE SUSPENDED DURING HER GOOD Br
HAvrOR.


In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, Dora strawbridge alias Cartwright was
In court, and Mr.. T. c. Taylor called the judges
attention to the case and asked that the court dis
pose OF it. She was convicted on the 22d instant
OF obtaining money by false pretenses from DR..
Hanson Crook in July last by means OF forged
letters purporting TO be signed by DIS. Hazen and
Sewers, recommending her as the destitute widow
OF DR.. Cartwright, OF New York, who with her
four small children desired TO reach her brother In
Colorado. When she came from Baltimore she had
there being place in the jail for the child 1t was
sent to ST. Johns 0rphanage Since her convic-
ton her true condition has been brought 10 the
attention OF the court, and the counsel IN the case
have aScertained that she has friends In Kansas
and that she has hitherto had good reputation.
When called on by the court this morning TO
state II she had anything 10 say why sentence
should not be pronounced, she answered with
fearful eyes: Nothing, except 10 say am very
thankful Tor what has been done for me, and very
sorry for what have done"
The court said thar intelligence had been re-
cefved showing that she was not q confirmed
criminal but that probably she was forced from
destituIion TO commit the ofense OF which she had
been convicted. He had been impressed by the
remarks or the district attorney during the trial
criminal class her conduct was very far from the
path OF rectitude The wrong in this case was far
reaching, for one such imposter as she was at the
time would harden the hearts OF a thousand
people. When man finds that he has been I'M
posed upon he feels like turning all applicants
away. The court then suspended sentence during
her good behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
A Mysterious Disappearance.

A MUSICIAN WHO ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT FROM
NEW MEXICO.
The police were to-day notified to look out for
Jno. Kolfed, musician who arrived here last
night from New Mexico. He took room at the
American House with another gentleman. He had
taken q few drinks and before retiring he
remarked to his companion: "Look out for me,
feel queer" This morning, when his companion
arose, he was surprised to see that KOlfeld was
gone. He had left his OvercOat in his room, and
had gone on wearing only blue flannel suit. He
had LETT his money behind him, which was found
in several places about the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
PROPOSALS.

II s. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES
Os WAsHISGTos, ID. c.. Dec "a, lSS7-Sealed Pro.
9sSIs a-dressed 70 the 5. Commission Of Fish and
flsil,r1es hington, D. G.. will be received up to
OF o8lisss and substitution of new and aitsra-
ions IN the coal bunkerS etc. the IT, s. Dish Com.
mission steamer Fish Hawk specincations plans
e;S VIII be furnished upon application 70 the above
address X BIDDER. Acting Commissioner
d27,30.t3.7,9,5t
DkoPOsALS FOR GLAsS-OFFICE OF BUILD
ING FOR STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPART
Sealed proposals for furnshing and delivering small
!ot oi Polished and rough plate and doube-t glass
esa ar sna Navy Departments in this city win b
3lst day Of December 1857. and OPENED immedstelv
IN presence Of bidders spechcations gem
ef@ INSTRUCTIONS 10 bidders and blank forms OF propo-
81 VIII q tnrnisbed on application this once
IHOS LINCOLN CASEY, Colonel, Corps OF Engi.
dlQ on 81 .,sS 90 az